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STAR India and NDTV Group have signed an agreement for the ad sales function of the NDTV news channels &ndash; NDTV India, NDTV 24x7 and NDTV Profit. It is understood that a five-year agreement has been signed, which can be extended based on mutual agreement. This is effective immediately.

Indiatimes 58888 has launched Active Deals, a daily discount coupons service, which can be accessed entirely using a mobile phone, using SMS shortcodes, and without any online payments which would require a credit or debit car.

Indian ticketing site BookMyShow has bagged exclusive ticketing contract for the F1 races to take place in Delhi in October 2011. The company has been given both online and offline ticketing duties by Jaypee Sports International, which is hosting the race at their track near Greater Noida.

Following the release of &lsquo;The Dark Knight&rsquo; movie on Facebook, Warner Brothers has announced that five more movies from the studio will be available for streaming on the social network, with payments being handled through Facebook Credits.

Quality of service and dependability will be the major drivers of e-commerce, says Star CJ CEO Paritosh Joshi, adding, companies should focus on getting the basics right instead of looking at differentiation and segmentation.

On the conservative, media fraternity is expecting 15+ TVR from the India-Pakistan clash on March 30, 2011. ESPN Star Sports has put a big price for the promise of the impact from this match. But is it a sensible buy?

India will host its first F1 Grand Prix on October 30, Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) bagging a contract to host the Indian Grand Prix at their new racetrack near Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. JPSI has tied up with Bookmyshow.com as the exclusive ticketing partner, to provide turnkey solutions for a gamut of services like online and on-ground ticketing through its website and physical box-office counters at the race track, formulation of ticketing and pricing strategies, security features and validation of tickets. Bookmyshow will also help in ushering the guest to their respective seats.<br />
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Indiatimes is entering into the discount coupons space with the launch of their new Active Deals service, which is built around the company&rsquo;s 58888 mobile service. Users will be able to search for deals using SMS, IVR and WAP, and have the coupons delivered directly to their phones via SMS.